Ethiapath’s Interview with CVSKET Records!

KWVA DJ Ethiapath of the show Trapped (Saturdays, 6-8 am, Winter 2016) had the pleasure of interviewing SVMBORGHINI and RIVERS of CVSKET Records in the studio the other day! Check out a bit more about the local hip hop crew below:

Imagine you’re walking through a graveyard on a foggy winter night in Eugene, Oregon. You see something out of the corner of your eye. When you look, nothing’s there. What could it be? That eerie feeling best describes what CVSKET Records sounds like. Heavy 808 basses and haunting melodies at their disposal. CVSKET Records is an up and coming underground hip-hop super group based out of Eugene, Oregon. Having just played their first show at the WOW Hall, I had to get them in the KWVA studio for an interview.

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Ethiapath: Alright, so CVSKET, how did you guys get started in the underground rap game?

SVMBORGHINI of CVSKET: Well me and Rivers [of CVSKET] here have been on the grind since middle school. It wasn’t until last year that me and Rivers became close friends and we got together and started getting more serious. We started out with just a USB mic and Audacity. Now we’ve been learning DAW’s and condenser mics.

Whenever I look on my soundcloud, there is always a new project that just dropped. How do you keep up with releasing that many projects?

S: We just flow out creativity. We’re getting better at planning it now.

These days you can get a record deal – you can get a hit with just a laptop and a microphone.

S: It’s insane! The music world has changed drastically and it keeps evolving and it will keep evolving and it’s a beautiful thing, honestly.

I’ve heard some people have accused you of being devil worshipers.

RIVERS of CVSKET: It’s just creativity honestly. It’s not like we’re supporting the devil.

S: We just make some dark music sometimes. Nothing wrong with that.

You guys always seem to find some unique samples from the news or some crazy demon voices. How do you guys find those sounds?

R: Bro, I’m weird. I like to watch movies in different languages and convert the audio over. SVMBORGHINI does it too, but he does it like music-wise.

S: It’s experimentation. We love to experiment; we love to create a cinematic feel to everything. Make things sonically dope. We like to create atmosphere in what we do. It’s more than just spittin’ on a beat, it’s more than just rap.


Listen to the rest of the interview from CVSKET Records below!

Logic Throws Down at McDonald Theater

This past Tuesday, rapper Logic captivated a sold out crowd at McDonald Theater. In case you missed it, KWVA DJ Zane Eby was there to catch the action. 


Most rappers need a hype-man or two to keep the energy up during performances. Logic on the other hand, lit up a sold out McDonald Theatre with just one mic.

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Image by @jayh914 via Instagram

No drummer, no back-up singers, nothing. From the very first song it was apparent the dude can rap. Fan favorites like ‘Alright’ and ‘I Am The Greatest’ had McDonald shaking. His performance was simply sublime, giving hip-hop heads the old time cuts they wanted like ‘I’m Gone’, as well as the casual fans the wide-spread hits such as ‘Fade Away.’ There was something for everybody.

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Image by @mofreak541 via Instagram

The 26 year old rapper from Maryland is in the middle of his worldwide tour for his sophomore album titled The Incredible True Story. His album beat the likes of prominent rap figures TY$ and Jeezy in first week sales, going number one on the hip-hop charts. Logic makes it look easy to rap fast with depth in lyricism, yet he stays humble. From his own words “I represent peace love and positivity.”

Zane Eby

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Image by @CPriming via Twitter